Education
Ph.D., Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2009
B.S., Food Science & Technology, the Ohio State University, 2005
Research
- Investigation of physical interactions between food biopolymers, such as milk proteins and fibrous polysaccharides.
- Investigations of assembled structures through physical interactions and environmental changes, such as pH, temperature, and dielectric constant.
- Development of assembled structures for the purpose of controlled release, textural mimetry, or modulated interactivity within food or pharmaceutical products.
- Development of colloidal characterization tools for food-related materials.
Teaching
Food Ingredient Technology
Food Science Graduate Seminar
Food Physical Chemistry
Affiliations
Purdue University Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Current Graduate Students and Research Lab Members